Meat alternatives are vegetable- and grain-based foods with a meat-like texture that can be used to replace meat in many recipes. Examples of meat alternatives are soy products, such as tofu, tempeh, and textured vegetable protein (or “TVP”); wheat-based meat alternatives include seitan or “wheat meat.” Meat alternatives are sometimes used to make meat analogs, or foods that look and taste like specific types of meat products, such as burgers, hot dogs, and cold cuts.